Missing Letter Mystery Solved DetroIts Mail Heist Man Pleads Guilty
Thousands of undelivered and stolen mail along east side Detroit were found in the basement of Roman Kortes a 50 year old veteran mailman. He pleaded guilty to embezzlement from the mails after investigators recovered more than 10 000 letters and tons of packages. Kortes said he had to take them and received no gain. He was released on personal bond pending sentencing with potential penalties up to 10 years and 4000 dollars. Postal inspectors traced the thefts to a long running operation on his route.
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Detroit
East Side
Roman Kortes
Kortes
Theodore Levin
Earl Wheeler
Minister Rescues Man and Goes Home in Shorts
In Indianapolis Police say Rev. Robert Rutland saved Henry Jones from drowning in the canal. Rutland stripped to his shorts and jumped in after him, helped pull him out, and helped revive him. He then gave up his clothes and went home in his shorts.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Robert Rutland
Henry Jones
Rutland
Jones
McMath and Cherry Trade Charges in Arkansas Debate
In Little Rock two Democratic candidates for governor faced off in a 50 minute impromptu radio debate across four stations. Governor Sid McMath interrupted Fran cis Cherry during Cherry's talkathon at an appliance store show window. The clash included a charge of lying over farm to market road funding and highway construction policy. A large crowd gathered as McMath attended.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Sid McMath
Francis Cherry
Cherry
Talkathon
McMath
MecMath
NYC and Philadelphia Left in Ruins After Mock Attack
Fort Worth Texas reports New York and Philadelphia simulated ruins after a mock bombardment by two squadrons of B 36 bombers. Thirty five giant atom bomb carrier planes took part yesterday, 34 returned to Carswell Air Force Base near Dallas, 30 miles from base. Planes from the 7th and 11th Heavy Bombardment Squadrons departed Carswell Wednesday on the training mission.
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Fort Worth
Tex
New York
Philadelphia
America
Carswell Air Force Base
Dallas
Carswell
Case Of Woman Cremated In Chair Still A Baffling Mystery
In St. Petersburg Florida the death of Mrs Mary Hardy Reeser puzzled investigators a year ago. Police and FBI concluded the 69 year old clubwoman accidentally set fire to her rayon nightgown with a cigarette causing her body to burn from its own fatty tissues while the chair remained largely intact. The room showed minimal damage and no chemical trace was found.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
St. Petersburg
Mary Hardy Reeser
Cass Burgess
FBI
Reeser
GI Bill Unemployment Aid Details for Korean War Vets
Twenty six dollars weekly for up to 26 weeks under the GI Bill for Korean veterans. Eligibility includes discharge under honorable conditions, active duty after June 26, 1950, at least 90 days service unless a service connected disability ends it, unemployment, and filing with state employment service. Start of payments Oct 16, with a five year end window. waiting periods depend on mustering out pay. Offices will provide filing details. child benefits and overlap with other pay are restricted. education or training allowances exclude this benefit. Editor invites mailed inquiries to Maj Nial with a stamped return envelope.
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Navy
Army
Marine Corps
Air Force
Coast Guard
Congress
States Employment Service
Latva's Sons Appeal Case in New Hampshire
Two war veteran sons of Carl Latva seek presidential appeal to halt deportation ordered under the McCarran Act. Latva, a 49-year-old Finnish-born mill worker, signed a Communist card in 1934 and faces deportation to Finland. He plans to consult counsel in Boston, while senators press for justice and Governor Adams coordinates with Washington officials. Latva remains free on $2,000 bail pending appeal.
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N. H
Carl Latva
Truman
Carl
Paul
Finland
Navy
Boston
Frederick Frank Cohen
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
George Door
Dorr Woolen
Goshen
Latva
Washington
Sen
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
O’conor
D-Md
Justice Department
Charles E. Wyzanski Jr
Communist Party
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Marriage Of Reynolds Heir Ends In Divorce
In Miami Marianne O'Brien Reynolds and Richard J Reynolds Jr. divorce after desertion. She receives cash and a trust fund totaling 1.5 million, a duplex in Manhattan, Miami Beach home, three cars, and child custody with visit rights.
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Miami
Fla
Marianne O'Brien
Richard J. Reynolds Jr
U.S. Reports 197 New Korean War Casualties
Washington Defense Department lists 197 additional casualties from the Korean War in report No. 623. The tally shows 19 dead, 160 wounded, 13 injured, and five missing across the identified cases.
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Washington
Defense Department
Treasury Takes Half Of Manufacturer Earnings Says Survey
New York reports that the Treasury still takes about 59 percent of combined gross income from 460 manufacturers in the first half of 1952. Despite a 5 percent rise in sales, rising costs cut profits, lowering net earnings and tax payments compared with the prior year.
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The
Treasury
National City Bank of New York
Treauty
McKeldin Attacks Stevenson Over Hiss Defense
Maryland Governor Theodore R. McKeldin accused Adlai Stevenson of defending Alger Hiss and urged Republicans to press the issue in the campaign. He denounced Stevenson as part of a Fair Deal deception and criticized his reluctance to accept the Democratic nomination.
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Baltimore
Theodore R. McKeldin
Alger Hiss
Maryland
Illinois
Adlai
Stevenson
State Department
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Fair Dealers
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Truman Organization
Thieves Steal $150 From Cops’ Downtown Office
Albuquerque police search for a thief who took 150 dollars from the traffic department desk drawer. Chief Paul Shaver calls it a “stinking mess” and notes the loss occurred in the downtown police area.
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Albuquerque
Paul Shaver
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